Woman kills self at Detroit bar, brother dies in crash on way to hospital

Oct. 27, 2013

Site of car crash that killed Ricky Tucker of Easpointe at East Warren and Woodhall . Tucker was rushing to the hospital to check on his sister, 21-year-old Brenda Tucker of Eastpointe who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Texas Bar where she works. It appears that Ricky Tucker crossed the center line and his car collided with an SUV. The driver in the SUV suffered minor injuries. / Ted Roney/Special to the Free Press

Written by

Elisha Anderson

Detroit Free Press Staff Writer

The Texas Bar in the 14000 block of Kercheval in Detroit where 21-year-old Brenda Tucker of Eastpointe died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the bar where she works. The woman's younger brother Ricky Tucker of Easpointe was killed in a car crash at East Warren and Woodhall when racing to the hospital to check on his sister. / Elisha Anderson/Detroit Free Press

More

ADVERTISEMENT

A 20-year-old man rushing to the hospital after his sister shot herself was himself killed when he was involved in a car crash early Sunday, Detroit Police said.

Police first responded to 14000 Kercheval where 21-year-old Brenda Tucker of Eastpointe died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest in the bar where she works, according to family members and police. About 20 minutes later, police were called to a crash at East Warren and Woodhall, which involved the woman’s younger brother, Ricky Tucker of Eastpointe.

“He was racing to the hospital to check on his sister,” Detroit police spokeswoman Kelly Miner told the Free Press.

The brother was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital. It appears that he crossed the center line and his car collided with an SUV, police said. The other driver involved in the crash was taken to a hospital and suffered minor injuries, police said.